phalange

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It was Fourier's belief that one such phalange once established would so impress the world with its superiority that society would be glad to imitate it.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.

According to this interpretation it is the first and only phalange in the first digit.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

The third phalange is the longest in the only specimen in which the finger bones are all preserved.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

The dwelling-place of a phalange will be called a phalanstère—an edifice commodious and elegant, wherein, while the convenient distribution of the interior will be first considered, the claims of architecture will not be forgotten.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

The first wing phalange is much longer than the others, which successively and rapidly diminish in length, so that the third is half the length of the first.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.